Does peanut butter transfer from hands to sports equipment?

Methods Baseline samples were taken from a previously used basketball and the hands of an avid basketball player. Five mL of peanut butter was applied to her hands and wiped with a commercial paper towel. The basket ball was dribbled for 5 minutes. Her hands were subsequently washed with regular soap and water. She then played with the potentially contaminated ball for another five minutes. Both rubber and leather basketballs were used. Samples from the ball and hands were taken at each step. The balls were cleaned with commercial bleach cleaner and resampled. Samples were analysed using a monoclonal-based Ara h 1 ELISA. The range of detection was 2-2000 ng/mL.